Trends in E-Cigarette and Tobacco Cigarette Purchasing Behaviors by Youth in the United States, Canada, and England, 2017–2022
Objectives: This paper describes trends in youth e-cigarette (EC) and tobacco cigarette (TC) purchasing behaviors in Canada, England, and the United States (US) in relationship to changing minimum legal age (MLA) laws.Methods: Data are from eight cross-sectional online surveys among national samples...
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| author | Avery Roberson K. Michael Cummings Jessica L. Reid Robin Burkhalter Shannon Gravely Katherine East James F. Thrasher David Hammond |
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| description | Objectives: This paper describes trends in youth e-cigarette (EC) and tobacco cigarette (TC) purchasing behaviors in Canada, England, and the United States (US) in relationship to changing minimum legal age (MLA) laws.Methods: Data are from eight cross-sectional online surveys among national samples of 16- to 19-year-olds in Canada, England, and the US conducted from 2017 to 2022 (N = 104,467). Average wave percentage change in EC and TC purchasing prevalence and purchase locations were estimated using Joinpoint regressions.Results: EC purchasing increased between 2017 and 2022, although the pattern of change differed by country. EC purchasing plateaued in 2019 for the US and in 2020 for Canada, while increasing through 2022 for England. TC purchasing declined sharply in the US, with purchasing from traditional retail locations declining, while purchasing from social sources increased. Vape shops were the most common location for EC purchasing, although declining in England and the US.Conclusion: Trends in EC and TC purchasing trends in the US are consistent with the expected impact of the federal MLA law increasing the legal age to 21 years in December 2019. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2bf54b25fdb045c89a9217ad806e53262023-11-14T04:11:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642023-11-016810.3389/ijph.2023.16062341606234Trends in E-Cigarette and Tobacco Cigarette Purchasing Behaviors by Youth in the United States, Canada, and England, 2017–2022Avery Roberson0K. Michael Cummings1Jessica L. Reid2Robin Burkhalter3Shannon Gravely4Katherine East5James F. Thrasher6David Hammond7Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United StatesDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United StatesSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CanadaSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CanadaNational Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, EnglandDepartment of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United StatesSchool of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CanadaObjectives: This paper describes trends in youth e-cigarette (EC) and tobacco cigarette (TC) purchasing behaviors in Canada, England, and the United States (US) in relationship to changing minimum legal age (MLA) laws.Methods: Data are from eight cross-sectional online surveys among national samples of 16- to 19-year-olds in Canada, England, and the US conducted from 2017 to 2022 (N = 104,467). Average wave percentage change in EC and TC purchasing prevalence and purchase locations were estimated using Joinpoint regressions.Results: EC purchasing increased between 2017 and 2022, although the pattern of change differed by country. EC purchasing plateaued in 2019 for the US and in 2020 for Canada, while increasing through 2022 for England. TC purchasing declined sharply in the US, with purchasing from traditional retail locations declining, while purchasing from social sources increased. Vape shops were the most common location for EC purchasing, although declining in England and the US.Conclusion: Trends in EC and TC purchasing trends in the US are consistent with the expected impact of the federal MLA law increasing the legal age to 21 years in December 2019.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606234/fullyouthsurveytobaccoe-cigarettesminimum legal age |
| spellingShingle | Avery Roberson K. Michael Cummings Jessica L. Reid Robin Burkhalter Shannon Gravely Katherine East James F. Thrasher David Hammond Trends in E-Cigarette and Tobacco Cigarette Purchasing Behaviors by Youth in the United States, Canada, and England, 2017–2022 International Journal of Public Health youth survey tobacco e-cigarettes minimum legal age |
| title | Trends in E-Cigarette and Tobacco Cigarette Purchasing Behaviors by Youth in the United States, Canada, and England, 2017–2022 |
| title_full | Trends in E-Cigarette and Tobacco Cigarette Purchasing Behaviors by Youth in the United States, Canada, and England, 2017–2022 |
| title_fullStr | Trends in E-Cigarette and Tobacco Cigarette Purchasing Behaviors by Youth in the United States, Canada, and England, 2017–2022 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends in E-Cigarette and Tobacco Cigarette Purchasing Behaviors by Youth in the United States, Canada, and England, 2017–2022 |
| title_short | Trends in E-Cigarette and Tobacco Cigarette Purchasing Behaviors by Youth in the United States, Canada, and England, 2017–2022 |
| title_sort | trends in e cigarette and tobacco cigarette purchasing behaviors by youth in the united states canada and england 2017 2022 |
| topic | youth survey tobacco e-cigarettes minimum legal age |
| url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606234/full |
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